2009 BMW Z4 SDRIVE30I ROADSTER run flat

Reference 235
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Fastening safety belts, refer to Safety belts 44
Fastest route for navigation 128
Fault
– parking brake 53
Filter
– refer to Microfilter/activated-
charcoal filter for automatic
climate control 97
– refer to Microfilter for air
conditioner 94
First aid pouch 214
Fixture for remote control, refer to Ignition lock 50
Flash when locking/
unlocking 31
Flat tire
– Run-Flat Tires 195
– Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 82
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 81
– indicating a flat tire 81
– indicator/warning lamp 81
– initializing the system 81
– snow chains 81,196
– system limits 81
Flat tires, refer to Tire
condition 194
Fluid reservoir, refer to Washer fluid reservoir 61
FM, waveband 141
Folding in the mirrors, before driving into a car wash 45
Footbrake, refer to Braking safely 112
Footwell lamps, refer to
Interior lamps 90
Forward
– CD/DVD changer 148
– CD/DVD player 148
Forward gear, engaging, refer to Transmission
positions 56
For your own safety 5
Free memory capacity, music
collection 156
Front airbags 85 FTM, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 81
Fuel 189
– average consumption 66
– gauge 65
– high-quality brands 189
– quality 189
– specifications 189
– tank contents, refer to Capacities 222
Fuel clock, refer to Fuel
gauge 65
Fuel display, refer to Fuel
gauge 65
Fuel filler door 188
– releasing in the event of
electrical malfunction 18

8
Fuses 212
G
Garage door opener, refer to
Integrated universal remote
control 98
Gasoline
– refer to Average consumption 66
Gasoline, refer to Required
fuel 189
Gasoline display, refer to Fuel gauge 65
Gear display, refer to Displays in the instrument cluster 56
Gear indicator, automatic
transmission with
Steptronic 53
Gears, changing 57
Gearshift lever
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 54
– manual transmission 53
Gearshifts
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 54
– manual transmission 53
General driving notes 111
Glove compartment 101GPS navigation, refer to
Navigation system 118
Grills, refer to Air vents 92
Gross vehicle weight, refer to Weights 222
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking
brake 52
Hands-free system 14
Hazard warning flashers 14
HD radio, refer to High
Definition Radio 142
Head airbags 85
Headlamp control,
automatic 88
Headlamp flasher 59
– indicator lamp 11,13
Heated
– mirrors 46
– rear window 94,97
– seats 43
Heating 92
– mirrors 46
– rear window 94,97
– seats 43
Heating and ventilation, refer
to Climate 92
Heavy loads, refer to Stowing cargo 114
Height, refer to Dimensions 221
Height adjustment
– seats 42
– steering wheel 46
High beams 90
– headlamp flasher 90
– indicator lamp 13
High Definition Radio 142
High-pressure washer 204,205
High-pressure
washer 204,205
High water, refer to Driving through water 112
Highways, refer to Route criteria 128

Everything from A to Z
236
Hills
112
Holders for cups 103
Home address 176
Homepage BMW 4
Hood 197
Horn 10,11
Hot exhaust system 111
Hydraulic brake assist, refer to
Dynamic Brake Control
DBC 78
Hydroplaning 111
I
IBOC, refer to High Definition
Radio 142
Ice warning, refer to Outside temperature warning 64
ID3 tag, refer to Information
about the track 147
Identification marks
– Run-Flat Tires 195
– tire coding 193
iDrive 16
– adjusting brightness 76
– changing language 75
– changing settings 75
– changing units of measure
and display format 68
– controls 16
– menu guidance 17
– operating principle 16
– overview 16
– setting the date and
time 71,72
– status information 20
iDrive operating principle 16
Ignition 50
– switched off 50
– switched on 50
Ignition key, refer to Remote control with integrated
key 28
Ignition key position 1, refer to Radio readiness 50Ignition key position 2, refer to
Ignition on 50
Ignition lock 50
Imprint 2
Indicator and warning lamps
– Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 83
Indicator and warning
lamps 13
Individual air distribution 93
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire
inflation pressure 190
Inflation pressure monitoring,
refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM 82
Initializing
– after power failure 212
– compass, refer to Calibrating 101
– Flat Tire Monitor FTM 81
– radio, refer to Station, storing 142
– refer to Setting the time and date 72
Installation location
– navigation DVD drive 118
– telephone 102
Instructions for navigation
system, refer to Voice
instructions 129
Instrument cluster 12
Instrument lighting 90
In
strument panel, refer to Cockpit 10
Integrated key 28
Integrated universal remote control 98
Interactive map 124
Interior lamps 90
– remote control 30
Interior motion sensor 34
Interior rearview mirror 46
– automatic dimming
feature 46
– compass 100
Interlock, refer to Disengaging
the remote control 53Intermittent mode of the
wipers 60
Intersection, entering, navigation 120
iPod, connecting, refer to
AUX-IN port 158
iPod, connecting, refer to USB-audio interface 158
J
Jacking points211
Joystick, refer to iDrive 16
Jumpering, refer to Jump starting 214
Jump starting 214
K
Key, refer to Integrated key/
remote control 28
Keyless go, refer to
Convenient access 35
Keyless opening and closing, refer to Convenient
access 35
Key Memory, refer to Personal Profile 28
Kick-down 54
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 54
Knock control 189
L
Lamps
– automatic headlamp
control 88
– parking lamps/low beams 88
Lamps and bulbs, replacing
bulbs 208
Language, changing on Control Display 75
Lap-and-shoulder belt, refer to Safety belts 44
Lashing eyes, refer to
Securing cargo 114
Last destinations 122

Everything from A to Z
240
Roadside parking lamps
90
Roadworthiness test, refer to
Service requirements 69
Roof load capacity 222
Rope, refer to Tow-starting,
towing away 216
Rotary/pushbutton, refer to iDrive 16
Route 128,129
– bypassing sections 129
– changing 128
– changing criteria 128
– displaying streets or towns/
cities 129
– map display 130
– selecting 128
Route instructions, refer to Destination guidance
through voice
instructions 129
Route map, refer to Map display 130
Route section, changing 129
Route selection 128
RSC Runflat System
Component, refer to Run-
Flat Tires 195
Runflat System Component
RSC, refer to Run-Flat
Tires 195
Run-Flat Tires 195
– continuing driving with a damaged tire 82
– flat tire 81
– Flat Tire Monitor 81
– new tires 195
– replacing 195
– tire inflation pressure 190
– winter tires 196
S
Safety-belt height
adjustment 45
Safety belts 44
– damage 45
– indicator/warning lamp 45
– reminder 45
– sitting safely 41 Safety systems
– airbags
85
– Antilock Brake System ABS 78
– brake system 78
– driving stability control systems 78
– Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 78
– safety belts 44
Safety tires, refer to Run-Flat
Tires 195
Satellite radio 144
– enabling channel 144
– selecting channel 145
– storing channel 145
Saving fuel 110
Screen, refer to iDrive controls 16
Screw thread for tow fitting 215
SDARS, refer to Satellite
radio 144
Seat adjustment
– electric 42
– mechanical 42
Seat and mirror memory 43
Seat belt reminder, refer to
'Fasten safety belts'
reminder 45
Seat heating 43
Seats 41
– adjusting electrically 42
– adjusting the seats 42
– heating 43
– memory, refer to Seat and mirror memory 43
– saving a setting, refer to Seat and mirror memory 43
– sitting safely 41
Securing cargo 106
Securing the vehicle
– from inside 32
– from outside 29
Selecting new scale for navigation 130
Selector lever 56
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 54 Selector lever lock, refer to
Changing selector lever
positions, shiftlock 54
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 54
Service, refer to Roadside Assistance 213
Ser
vice car, refer to Roadside
Assistance 213
Service data in the remote
control 202
Service Interval Display, refer
to Condition Based Service
CBS 202
Service Request 183
Service requirement display, refer to Condition Based
Service CBS 202
Service requirements 69
Services status 184
Servotronic 85
Settings
– changing on Control Display 75
– clock, 12h/24h mode 72
– DVD 149
– language 75
Settings and information 68
Shifting 57
Shifting, sport automatic
transmission 57
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 54
– manual transmission 53
Shiftlock
– automatic transmission, refer to Changing selector
lever positions 54
Shift paddles on steering wheel 57
Short commands for the voice
activation system 223
Short route in navigation, refer to Selecting route 128
Side airbags 85

Reference 241
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Side windows, refer to Windows 36
Signal horn, refer to Horn 10,11
Sitting safely 41
– with airbags 41
– with safety belts 41
Ski bag for convertible, refer to
Through-loading opening
with integrated transport
bag 105
Slot for remote control 50
Smokers' package, refer to
Ashtray 104
SMS 171
Snap-in adapter
– inserting/removing 174
– use 164
Snap-in adapter, refer to
Center armrest storage
compartment 102
Socket, On-Board Diagnosis
OBD 202
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical appliances 104
SOS, refer to Sending an Emergency Request 213
Sound output for
entertainment on/off 138
Spare fuses, 212
Spare fuses, refer to
Fuses 212
Special destinations 122
Speed
– Run-Flat Tires 82
– with winter tires 196
Speed limit 74
Speed limit warning, refer to Speed limit 74
Speedometer 12
Speed Volume 139
SPORT+ program, Dynamic Driving Control 79,80
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 79,80
Sport program with sport
automatic transmission 57Spray nozzles, refer to
Cleaning windshield and
headlamps 60
Stability control, refer to Driving stability control
systems 78,79
Start/stop button 50
– starting the engine 51
– switching off the engine 52
Starting, refer to Starting the engine 51
Starting assistance, refer to Jump starting 214
Star

ting difficulties
– jump starting 214
Starting the engine
– start/stop button 50
State/province for navigation 119
Station, selecting
– radio 141
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing 5
Steam jet 204,205
Steering wheel 46
– adjustment 46
– buttons on steering wheel 11
– lock 50
– locking with convenient access 35
– shift paddles 57
Steering wheel buttons, refer to Shift paddles 57
Steptronic, refer to Automatic transmission with
Steptronic 53
Storage 207
Storage compartments 102
Storage nets 104
Storing music 153
Storing seat positions, refer to Seat and mirror memory 43
Storing tires 196
Stowage, refer to Storage compartments 102
Stowing cargo 114 Street, entering,
navigation 120
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires 190
Surface ice, refer to Outside
temperature warning 64
SVCD 148
SW, waveband 141
Switches, refer to Cockpit 10
Switching off
– engine 52
Switching off the engine
– start/stop button 50
Switching on
– audio 138
– CD/DVD changer 138
– CD/DVD player 138
– radio 138
Symbols 4
– status information 20
– traffic bulletins for navigation system 131
T
Tachometer 64
Tailgate
– opening from inside 33
Tailgate, refer to Luggage compartment lid 32
Tail lamps 210
– replacing bulb 210
Tank contents, refer to Capacities 222
Technical data 220
– capacities 222
– dimensions 221
Technical modifications, refer to For your own safety 5
Telephone 164
– installation location, refer to Center armrest 102
– refer to separate Owner's
Manual
TeleService, activating 183
TeleService Diagnosis 180
TeleService Help 180

Everything from A to Z
242
Temperature
– air conditioner
94
– automatic climate control 95
– changing unit of measure 68
– coolant, refer to Coolant
temperature 65
Temperature display
– outside temperature 64
– outside temperature warning 64
– setting the units 68
Tempomat, refer to Cruise control 61
Tensioning straps, refer to Securing cargo 114
The individual vehicle 5
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp 211
Through-loading opening with
integrated transport
bag 105
Tilt alarm sensor 34
Tilt function, passenger-side mirror 46
Tire inflation pressure 190
– loss 81,83
Tire pressure monitoring, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 81
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM
– resetting the system 83
– system limitations 82
– warning lamp 83
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 82
Tire puncture, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 81
Tire Quality Grading 193Tires
– age
193,195
– air loss 83
– breaking in 110
– changing, refer to Changing
wheels 211
– condition 194
– damage 194
– inflation pressure 190
– labels 193
– minimum tread depth 194
– new wheels and tires 195
– pressure monitoring, refer to
Flat Tire Monitor 81
– pressure monitoring, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 82
– puncture 81
– replacing 195
– Run-Flat 195
– size 193
– storage 19
6
– tread depth 194
– wear indicators, refer to Minimum tread depth 194
– wheel/tire combination, refer to Correct wheels and
tires 195
– winter tires 196
TMC station, refer to Traffic bulletins 131
Tone
– control 138
– middle setting 140
Tools, refer to Onboard tool kit 208
Top, refer to Retractable
hardtop 38
Top 50 of music collection 155
Torque, refer to Engine data 220
Tow bar 216
Tow fitting 215
– screw thread 215
Tow fittings for tow-starting
and towing away 215Towing
215
– car with automatic
transmission 215
– methods 216
Towing and tow-starting 215
Town/city, for navigation 119
Tow rope 216
Tow-starting 215,217
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor 82
Track
– selecting on CD 146
Traction control, refer to
Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 78
TRACTION program,
Dynamic Driving Control 79
Traffic bulletins
– categories 133
Traffic bulletins for navigation
– during destination guidance 133
– in map display 133
Traffic bulletins for navigation 131
Traffic bulletins for navigation system
– filtering 133
Traffic jam
– displaying traffic bulletins 131
Transmission
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 53
– dual clutch transmission 55
– Launch Control 58
– manual transmission 53
– neutral 57
– ov

erriding selector lever lock
for automatic transmission
with Steptronic 55
– reverse gear 57
– transmission lock, releasing
manually 58
Transmission interlock
– refer to Changing selector
lever position 54
– refer to P Park 54